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§§,,,,,,§§ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,§§,,§§§,,
,,,§§§§,,§ ~ ~ ~ ~ ELVES  LIVE IN THE LAND ~ ~ ~  ~ ,,,,,,§,,,
§§,,§§,,,, ~ ~ ~  ~ BEYOND THE GREAT  DAM. ~ ~  ~ ~ §§§§§,,,§§
§,,,,,,§§§ ~ IT WAS  BUILT  IN  THE LATE SIXTIES. ~ §§§§,,§,,§
,,§§§§,,§§ ~ ~ ~  THE  ELVES CAME TO US THEN. ~ ~ ~ ,§§,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,§§,, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ §§§,,§§§§§
,§§§§,,,,§ THEY  WERE  VERY  MANIPULATIVE,  AND  WE §§,,,,§§§,
,,§§,,§§,, CAME  TO TRUST THEM. ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ US §,,§§,,§,,
§,,,,,,,,, KIDS WOULD PLAY  DOWN AT THE  WATER EVEN ,,,,,,,,,§
,,§§§§§§§§ THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ §§§§§§§§,,
§,,§§§§§§§ ~ ~  SOMETIMES  THE  SLUICE WOULD  CLOSE §§§§§§§,,§
,,,,§§§§§, ENTIRELY,  AND  THE  RIVER AT  THE  DAMS §§§§§§,,,,
§§§,,§§§,, FOOT WOULD DRY UP,  REVEALING  THE ROCKY §§§§§,,§§§
§§,,,,§,,§ WATER  GARDEN   THAT   HAD  BEEN  HIDDEN ,§§§,,,,§§
§,,§§,,,,, BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO  THERE. ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,§,,§§,,§
,,,,,,§§§§ ~  ~ ~  ~  BEFORE THE DAM  OPENED AGAIN, §,,,,,,,,,
§§§§§,,§§§ THERE WOULD BE A  SIGNAL,  BUT THE ELVES ,,§§§§§§§§
§§§§,,,,§, WOULD MAKE  US NOT HEAR IT, AND SUDDENLY ,,,§§§§§§§
§§§,,§§,,, WE WOULD FIND THE WATER  RISING, ALREADY §§,,§§§§§§
§§,,,,,,§§ AT OUR KNEES. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~  ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,,,,§§§§§
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,,,,§§,,,, ~  BY THEN THE ELVES  WOULD BE  GONE.  ~ ,§§,,,,§§§
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